Bernadotte Biografies

Preface to the online edition

Citizen Jean Baptiste Bernadotte

1.1A : Charles XIV John

Chapter 1 : The Sources.

Chapter 2 : Jean Bernadotte (I) (1763-1780) – "The Brat".

Chapter 3 : Jean Bernadotte (II) (1780-1791) – "Private and Non-Com".

Chapter 4 : Jean Bernadotte (III) (1792-1799) – "War, Diplomacy & Politics".

Chapter 5 : Jean Bernadotte (IV) (1800-1810) – "Interregnum".

Chapter 6 : The Bernadotte Candidacy (June 21 - August 21 1810).

Chapter 7 : Charles XIV John (I) (1810-1818) – "The Man We Elected".

Chapter 8 : Charles XIV John (II) (1818-1844) – "The End of It".

Chapter 9 : Swedish Legacy (I) – “A French Marshal in Exile”.

Chapter 10 : Swedish legacy (II) – “First of His Lineage & Peace Bringer”.

Chapter 11 : Swedish legacy (III) – “A Dynasty Establishes Itself”.

Chapter 12 : Swedish Legacy (IV) – “The Self Rule”.

Chapter 13 : French Legacy (V) – ”The Serpent We Nourished at Our Bosom”.

Chapter 14 : English legacy (VI) – ”Muddling Through”.

Referenser.

Appendix : Bibliografi.

Appendix : Woman.

1.1B : Queen Desirée

Chapter 15 : Desirée Clary (I) (1777-1810) – ”The Woman We Got in the Bargain”.

Chapter 16 : Incognito in Paris (II) (1811-1823).

Chapter 17 : Desideria Bernadotte (III) (1823-1860) – “Une femme d'un certain age“.

Referenser.

2.1A : Oscar I

Chapter 18 : Napoleon's Godson (I) (1799-1823).

Chapter 19 : “The Reformprince“ (II) (1824-1844).

Chapter 20 : The will But Not the Power (III) (1844-1859).

Chapter 21 : The Legacy.

Referenser.

Appendix : Women.

2.1B : Queen Josephine

Chapter 22 : Princess Josephine of Leuchtenberg (I) (1807-1823) - ”Napoleon's Goddaughter”.

Chapter 23 : Crown Princess and Mother (II) (1824-1844).

Chapter 24 : Queen and Widow (III) (1844-1876).

Chapter 25 : Religion & Charity (1824-1879).

Referenser.

Appendix : General Eugène de Beauharnais (1781-1824) - “Napoleon's Adoptive Son”.

2.2 : Prince Gustaf

Chapter 26 : "The Singer-Prince" (1827-1852).

Referenser.

2.3 : Princess Eugénie

Chapter 27 : ”The Princess of the Suffering” (1830-1889).

Referenser.

2.4A : Prince August

Chapter 28 : Prince August of Sweden-Norway (1831-1873).

Referenser.

2.4B : Princess Teresia

Chapter 29 : The Duchess of Dalarna (1836-1914).

Referenser.

3.1A - Charles XV

Chapter 30 : ”It needs to be bent early...” (I) (1826-1846). [...that which crooked shall be.]

Chapter 31 : Happy Days of Youth (II) (1846-1856).

Chapter 32 : School of Hard Knocks (III) (1856-1872).

Chapter 33 : The Legacy.

Referenser.

Appendix : Women & Poetry.

3.1B - Queen Louise

Chapter 34 : Princess Louise of the Netherlands (1828-1871).

Referenser.

3.2 - Princess Louise

Chapter 35 : Princess Louise of Sweden-Norway & Denmark-Iceland (1851-1926).

Referenser.

Appendix : Marriage.

3.3 - Crown Prince Charles Oscar

Chapter 36 : Crown Prince Charles Oscar (1852-1854).

Referenser.

4.1A - Oscar II

Chapter 37 : Prince, Naval Officer & Bachelor (I) (1829-1857).

Chapter 38 : Heir Prince, Author and Father (II) (1857-1872).

Chapter 39 : King, the Arts & the Union (III) (1872-1907).

Chapter 40 : The Legacy.

Referenser.

Appendix : Women.

4.1B - Queen Sophie

Chapter 41 : Princess Sophie of Nassau (1836-1913).

Referenser.

4.2A - Prince Oscar

Chapter 42 : Prince Oscar Bernadotte (1859-1953) – “The Reader Prince”.

Referenser.

4.2B - Ebba Munck

Chapter 43 : Ebba Munck of Fulkila (1858-1946).

Referenser.

4.2X - Prince Children

Chapter 44 : Maria Bernadotte (1889-1974).

Referenser.


Chapter 45 : Carl Bernadotte (1890-1977).

Referenser.

Appendix : Marriages.


Chapter 46 : Sophia Bernadotte (1892-1936).

Referenser.

Appendix : Marriage.


Chapter 47 : Elsa Bernadotte (1893-1996).

Referenser.

Appendix : Marriage.


Chapter 48 : Folke Bernadotte (I) (1895-1931) – “Prince Without a Title”.

Chapter 49 : Folke Bernadotte (II) (1931-1939) – “Swedish-American Interlude”.

Chapter 50 : Folke Bernadotte (III) (1939-1948) - “In the Service of Humanity”.

Referenser.

Appendix : Estelle Manville (1904-1984) – “the U.S. Import Item”.

4.3A - Prince Carl

Chapter 51 : Prince Carl (1861-1951) – “The Blue Prince”.

Referenser.

4.3B - Princess Ingeborg

Chapter 52 : Princess Ingeborg of Denmark-Iceland (1878-1958).

Referenser.

4.3X - Prince Children

Chapter 53 : Princess Margaretha of Sweden-Norway (1899-1977).

Referenser.

Appendix : Marriage.


Chapter 54 : Princess Märtha of Sweden-Norway (1901-1954).

Referenser.

Appendix : Marriage.


Chapter 55 : Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905-1935).

Referenser.

Appendix : Marriage.


Chapter 56 : Prince Carl Jr (1911-2003).

Referenser.

Appendix : Marriages.

4.4 - Prince Eugen

Chapter 57 : Prince Eugene (I) (1865-1905) – “Prince of Painters”.

Chapter 58 : Prince Eugene (II) (1905-1948) – “Prince of Culture”.

Referenser.

Appendix : Women.

Appendix : Ebba Wallenberg-Bonde (1896-1960).

5.1A - Gustaf V

Chapter 59 : “Beskow”, Life and Other Schools (I) (1858-1876).

Chapter 60 : Young Man with Prospects & Ancestry (II) (1877-1880).

Chapter 61 : Crown Prince of Sweden-Norway (III) (1881-1907).

Chapter 62 : King of Sweden, the Goths and the Wends (IV) (1907-1950).

Chapter 63 : Pre-war (1907-1914).

Chapter 64 : World War I (VI) (1914-1918).

Chapter 65 : Interwar (VII) (1918-1939).

Chapter 66 : World War II (VIII) (1939-1945).

Chapter 67 : Post-war (IX) (1945-1950).

Referenser.

5.1B - Queen Victoria

Chapter 68 : Victoria of Baden (I) – The Sources.

Chapter 69 : Princess of Baden (II) (1862-1881).

Chapter 70 : Crown Princess of Sweden-Norway (III) (1881-1907).

Chapter 71 : The Queen You Love to Hate (IV) (1907-1930).

Referenser.

Appendix : The Grand Duchess Luise of Baden (1838-1923).

5.2A - Prince Wilhelm

Chapter 72 : Prince Wilhelm (1884-1965) – ”The Poet Laureate”.

Referenser.

5.2B - Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna the Younger

Chapter 73 : Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna the Younger (1890-1958) – ”The Scandal Princess”

Referenser.

5.2C - Jeanne de Tramcour

Chapter 74 : Jeanne de Tramcourt (1875-1952).

Referenser.

5.2X - Prince Children

Chapter 75 : Lennart Bernadotte (1909-2004).

Referenser.

Appendix : Marriages.

5.3 - Prince Erik

Chapter 76 : Prince Erik (1889-1918).

Referenser.

6.1A - Gustaf VI

Chapter 77 : Prince (I) (1882-1907).

Chapter 78 : Crown Prince (II) (1908-1932) – World War I Before|during|after.

Chapter 79 : Crown Prince (III) (1933-1950) – World War II before|during|after.

Chapter 80 : King (IV) (1951-1972) – ”Cold War”.

Referenser.

6.1B - Crown Princess Margaret

Chapter 81 : Margaret of Connaught (1882-1920).

Referenser.

6.1C - Queen Louise

Chapter 82 : Louise von Battenberg (1889-1965).

Referenser.

6.2 - Prince Sigvard

Chapter 83 : Sigvard Bernadotte (1907-2002) – ”The Designer Prince”.

Referenser.

Appendix : Marriages.

6.3 - Princess Ingrid

Chapter 84 : Princess Ingrid of Sweden (1910-2000).

Referenser.

Appendix : Marriage.

6.4A - Prince Bertil

Chapter 85 : Prince Bertil (1912-1997) – ”The Motor Prince”.

Referenser.

6.4B - Lilian Craig

Chapter 86 : Lilian Craig (1915-2013).

Referenser.

6.5 - Prince Carl Johan

Chapter 87 : Carl Johan Bernadotte (1916-2012) - ”Der Panzer Prinz”.

Referenser.

Appendix : Marriages.

7.1A - Heir Prince Gustaf Adolf

Chapter 88 : Prince Gustaf Adolf (1906-1947) – ”The equestrian”.

Referenser.

7.1B - Princess Sibylle

Chapter 89 : Princess Sibylle of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (I) (1908-1972).

Chapter 90 : “The Haga princesses” (II) (1934-1974).

Referenser.

Appendix : “Hitler's Duke” (1884-1954).

7.2 - Princess Margaretha

Chapter 91 : Princess Margareta (I) (b. 1934).

Chapter 92 : ”Roman Holiday” (II) (1956-1958).

Referenser.

Appendix : Marriage.

7.3 - Princess Birgitta

Chapter 93 : Princess Birgitta (b. 1937).

Referenser.

Appendix : Marriage.

7.4 - Princess Desirée

Chapter 94 : Princess Desirée (b. 1938).

Referenser.

Appendix : Marriage.

7.5 - Princess Christina

Chapter 95 : Princess Christina (b. 1943).

Referenser.

Appendix : Marriage.

8.1A - Carl XVI Gustaf

Chapter 96 : Carl XVI Gustaf (I) – The Sources.

Chapter 97 : Carl XVI Gustaf (1946-1953) (II) – The Princeling.

Chapter 98 : Carl XVI Gustaf (1953-1959) (III) – Mother's Darling.

Chapter 99 : Carl XVI Gustaf (1959-1966) (IV) – Nordens Hellas.

Chapter 100 : Carl XVI Gustaf (1963-1966) (V) – Citizen Tjabo.

Chapter 101 : Carl XVI Gustaf (1966-1968) (VI) – An Officer and a Gentleman.

Chapter 102 : Carl XVI Gustaf (1968-1971) (VII) – King's College.

Chapter 103 : Carl XVI Gustaf (1971-1973) (VIII) – In the Waiting Area.

Chapter 104 : Carl XVI Gustaf (1973-1993) (IX) – 20 Years in Office.

Chapter 105 : Carl XVI Gustaf (1993-2021) (X) – 40 Years in Office.

Chapter 106 : Carl XVI Gustaf & Silvia Sommerlath - Everyday Business.

Referenser.

Appendix : The "Broads".

Appendix : Camilla Henemark.

Appendix : The 75-year interview (transcript).

8.1B - Queen Silvia

Chapter 107 : Silvia Sommerlath (1943-1972) (I) – A Citizen's Daughter.

Chapter 108 : Silvia Sommerlath (1972-1973) (II) – A Queen for Sweden.

Chapter 109 : Silvia Sommerlath (1974-1975) (III) – Between Two Olympics.

Chapter 110 : Silvia Sommerlath (1976) (IV) – Saturday June 19, 1976, 12:18.

Chapter 111 : Silvia Sommerlath (V) – The professional.

Chapter 112 : Silvia Sommerlath (VI) – Family, Charity & Religion.

Chapter 113 : Carl XVI Gustaf & Silvia Sommerlath – A Marriage.

Referenser.

8.2A - Prince Carl Philip

Chapter 114 : Prince Carl Philip (1979-2011) (I) – Heir presumptive.

Chapter 115 : Prince Carl Philip (2007-2011) (II) – The Dilettante.

Referenser.

8.2B - Princess Sofia

Chapter 116 : Sofia Hellqvist (1984-2011) – The Gold Digger.

Referenser.

8.3 - Princess Madeleine

Chapter 117 : Prinsessan Madeleine (1982-2002) (I) – Dearest Sister.

Chapter 118 : Prinsessan Madeleine (2000-2010) (II) – The Party Princess.

Chapter 119 : Prinsessan Madeleine (2006-2011) (III) – Childhoods End.

Referenser.

Appendix : Marriage.

9.1A - Crown Princess Victoria

Chapter 120 : Crown Princess Victoria (1977-1996) (I) – High-Born Woman.

Chapter 121 : Crown Princess Victoria (1996-2002) (II) – Issues With the Soul.

Chapter 122 : Crown Princess Victoria (1996-2009) (III) – Queen's College.

Chapter 123 : Crown Princess Victoria (2010-2018) (IV) – In the Waiting Area.

Referenser.

9.1B - Prince Daniel

Chapter 124 : Daniel Westling (1973-2011) – Low-Born Husband.

Referenser.

Appendices

Appendix 1 : Gustaf V : The Haijby affair.

Appendix 2 : Queen Victoria : Rumours.

Appendix 3 : Gustaf VI : Rumours.

Appendix 4 : Prince Gustaf Adolf : Rumours.

Appendix 5 : Carl XVI Gustaf : Rumours.

Links

1. The Bernadotte Project